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At Kivells Auction at Holsworthy on 9th February of Select Antiques & Collectables five Victorian Valentine Cards captured the bidders hearts.

The homemade paper cut out cards were very much admired prior to the Auction. The Guide Price of £100-£200 was soon exceeded as the bidding soared to £800 at which price they were sold to a bidder from Cornwall against opposition from London & the USA.

Kivells Live on Line Collectables Auction of 680 lots at Holsworthy Auction Room on 12th January included a good Coin Collection of 160 lots with a £5 Gold coin taking top spot.

An initial guide of £800-£1000 was upgraded several times prior to the Auction and when the Coin was offered the bidding was manic from the initial bid of £800 quickly rising to its selling price of £1400.

At Kivells Auction at Holsworthy on 13th October of Select Antiques & Collectables an On Line bidder outstripped everyone in the Room, on the telephone and all the bidders on line to purchase a damaged Royal Doulton Ladybird Figure. Despite repair to both arms the figure was sold together with a damaged Beswick trout at £320.

Kivells Auction at Holsworthy on 11th August of 500 lots of Select Antiques & Collectables Live on Line was another roaring success with over 40% sold to online bidders from Australia, Jerusalem, USA, France and many other on line bidders.

Much interest was shown prior to the Auction in the brass Mosque lamp with the initial bid of £300 quickly rising to an outstanding £1200 selling to an on Line bidder from London.

Kivells Auction at Holsworthy on 16th June of 750 lots of Select Antiques & Collectables Live on Line was once again a success with over 50% of the lots sold to Internet buyers from Australia, Malaysia, USA, China and here in the UK.